Firearm attachment.



l. P. SIDUR.

FIREARM ATTACHMENT.

'APPLICATION FILED ocT.2. 191s.

1,208967411. Patent-ed Dec. 12,1916.

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JOHN P. SIDUR, OF WARE, IVIASSACHUSETTS.

FIREARM ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent. l Patented Dec, 12, 1916.

Application filed October 2, 1916.` SeralNo. 123,329.

To all 107mm imag concern.'

Be it known that I, JOI-IN P. SIDUn, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary,1 residing at TWare7 in the county of Hampshire andState of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Firearm Attachments, of which the following is a specifica-tion.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in firearm attachments.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a pistol sword attachment for rifles whereby the sword member is employed as a bayonet when the pistol sword is attached to the rifle.

A further object of the device is the provision of a pistol sword having a detachable connection with a rifle barrel whereby the pistol sword may be suspended from the barrel andreadily removed therefrom for use when found desirable, a pivotal scabbard member being employed for the device.

A still further object of the invention is to increase the eflciency of a rie by providing a detachable pistol sword mounted on the barrel thereof, the sword of the attachmentI furnishing a bavonet for the rifle while the pistol sword may be instantly detached when desired for separate use.

In the drawing forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rifle provided with the present device, the pistol sword being shown by dotted lines in its released position -for removal from the rifle. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the pistol sword detached. Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the muzzle portion of the rifle as shown in Fig. l, with parts broken away. Fig. 4t is a perspective view of the mounting catch detached. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the scabbard member detached. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the pivotal mounting member detached, and, Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken upon line 7-7 of Fig. 3.

It will be understood that the present device broadly consists of a pistol sword and means for detachablymounting the same on a firearm and the invention is herein illustrated in connection with the rifle 10 having the same attached to the barrel 11 thereof.

A pivot mounting 12 provided with a 0f a collar 16 surrounding the said barrel, .f

secured in position by a screw 17. A tubular scabbard 18 substantially rectangular in cross-sectionis provided "with a perforated lug 19l at its forward end pivotally attached to spaceddepending ears 20 of the pivoting support 12. The rear end of the scabbard 18 is provided with an incut notch 21 adapted for the reception of the latch 22 of the catch member 15, a spring 23 being carried by the said catch for normally Ymaintaining the latch 22 projected in en` gagement with the notch 21 of the scabbard when the latter is in its normal position in parallelism with thewbarrel v11. A releasing button or head 24 is carried by the latch 22 whereby the' latch maybe readily withdrawn from the notch 21 for releasing the scabbard 18, allowing the same to swing downwardly upon the pivot member 12 when found desirable. A pistol sword 25 comprises a pistol 26 and a sword 27 eX- tending forwardly thereof, the said sword being adapted for slidable reception Within the scabbard 18. The passage 31 through the scabbard 18 is suitably shaped for the reception of the sword 27 when the latter is in its inverted position, the cutting edge 32 of the sword lying adjacent the barrel 33 of the pistol 26. A notch 28 is provided in the lower edge of the sword 27 adapted to aline with the scabbard notch 21 when the sword is inserted therein whereby the latch 22 will engage the sword notch 28 as well as the scabbard notch 21, retaining the pistol sword within the scabbard in an inverted position beneath the barrel 11 of the gun.

lVhen desired to remove the pistol sword 25 from the gun 10, the button 24 is moved rearwardly releasing the latch 22 from the scabbard and pistol sword, allowing said members to swing downwardly as illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawing until the forward shoulder 29 of the lug 19 engages a shoulder 30 of the pivot member 12. The sword notch 28 having been released from the latch 22, the pistol sword 25 is readily removed rearwardly from the scabbard 18, being ready for immediate use. lVhen the pistol sword is not carried by the gun 10, the scabbard 18 is swung into enittle room and adding only slight weight to the firearm.

Vhat I claim as new is 1. A firearm attachment comprisingv a. catch mount and a pivot mount secured in spaced relations to the barrel of the firearm, a scabbard hingedly attached to the pivot mount and detachably connected to the catch mount, and a sword member removably arranged within the said scabbard.

2. A firearm attachment comprising a catch mount and a pivot mount secured in spaced relations to the barrel of the firearm, a scabbardhingedly attached to the pivot mount and detachably connected to the catch mount, a pistol sword having the sword portion thereof adapted for slidablereception within the scabbard and having a keeper notch adapted for engagement by-the Vsaid catch when the scabbard is in its normal retained position.

3. An attachment for rifle barrelsY comprising a pivoting mount secured adjacent the nozzle of the barrel7 a catch mount secured upon the barrel rearwardly of the pvoting mount, a spring-pressed latch carried by the catch Vmount projecting forwardly thereof, a scabbard hlngedly attached to said Copies of this patent agement with the latch 22 taking up but may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. C.

pivoting mount and having a keeper notch in its rear end with the said latch positioned therein whenV the scabbard is normally arranged parallel with the gun barrel, and a sword member detachably secured within the said scabbard.

4. An attachment for rifle barrels comprising a pivoting mount secured adjacent the muzzle of the barrel, a catch mount secured upon the barrel rearwardly of the pivoting mount7 a spring-pressed latch carried by the catch mount projecting forwardly thereof, a scabbard hingedly attached to said pivoting mount and having a keeper notch JOI-IN P. SIDUR.

Commissioner of Patents. 

